Question

Ricky went to the store and bought 5 boxes of apples. The lightest box weighed 20 pounds. The heaviest box weighed 27 pounds.

Which could be the total weight of the apple boxes?

Answer 1

A 119 pounds
B 135 pounds
C 167 pounds

Answer 2

Calculate the weight of 5 boxes weighing 20 lb each.
Then calculate the weight of 5 boxes weighing 27 lb each.
The weight you want is between the two weights calculated above.

Answer 3

The lightest is 20 lbs, so if all boxes were 20 lbs, then you'd have 5*20 = 100 lbs total

The heaviest is 27 lbs, so if all boxes were 27 lbs, then you'd have 5*27 = 135 lbs total

The actual total is somewhere between 100 and 135 because not all boxes are 100 or 135

Answer 4

I meant to say not all are 20 or 27, but you get the idea